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Philosophically, Nirvana and the Final Blackout were equally unappealing to me. Reincarnation—well, it seemed like wishful thinking to me. The defining factor for my entire attitude toward an afterlife of any kind was the total absence of objective evidence.

— Randall Garrett Gandalara Cycle (1981)

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To crave power is to be ruled by madness.

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One of the troubles with the world is that so few laymen take an interest in science.

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The plans of men do not necessarily coincide with those of the Universe.

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No, I had kept an open mind about reincarnation—in spite of those people, not because of them.

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In general he doesn’t know any more about magic than an ostrich knows about icebergs.

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